How Medical School Shapes Students' Orientation to Patients' Psychological Problems.

Merrill, Joseph M.; And Others

Academic Medicine, v66 n9 suppl pS4-6 Sep 1991

A survey of 423 medical students assessed (1) authoritarianism, self-esteem, locus of control, self-blame, belief in efficacy of high-tech medicine, and depression; and (2) attributional styles toward patients with psychological or emotional problems. A variety of findings and directions for research are discussed. (MSE)